George mckean



(No Model.)

G. MGKEAN.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET POR CURTAINS.

No. 415,680. l Patented Nov. 19, 1889.

Wmme wvewllofa UNITED 4STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE MCKEAN, OF CORTLAND, NET YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO E. D.BARKER AND A. Il. OHAPLIN, BOTH OF SAINTE PLACE.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR CURTAINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,680, dated November1 9, 1889.

Application filed June 26, 1889. Serial No. 315,574. (No model.) Y

To @ZZ wil/m it may concern,.- view of one of the brackets and itskeeper or Be it known that I, GEORGE MCKEAN, a holder. Fig. 3 is a viewof a rectangularbar citizen of the United States, residing at Cortwiththe bracket reversed on the frame, and land, in the county of Cortlandand State of Fig. 4 represents a horizontal section through 55 5 NewYork, have invented certain new and one of the brackets and its keeper.

useful Improvements in Adjustable Brackets Like letters refer tocorresponding parts in for Curtains; and I do hereby declare the eachfigure of the drawings. following to beafull, clear, and exactdescrip- Adesignates a straight bar or rod with tion of theinvention, such aswillenable others preferably a iiat side, which is placed directly 6o 1oskilled in the art to which it appertains to against the side of thecasing C of the win make and use the same, reference being haddow-fra1ne, for the purpose of slightly comto the accompanying drawings,which form pressing the bar within the wood and securpart of thisspecification. ing a long bearing-surface for it, to prevent Myinvention relates to adjustable brackets the usual rocking oroscillating movement of 15 for window-curtains, and the object is toprothe bracket when the curtain-roll is operated vide an adjustablebracket capable of being upon brackets of this character. At one end setby a sliding bar to suit curtains of varyof this rod or bar is a flatbracket-ear o, ing width, and also to permit the curtain to formedintegral therewith, which stands out be shifted laterally toward eitherside. at right angles to the bar` and forms the 7o 2o To these ends theinvention consists in the bracket proper. The ear is centrallyperconstruction and arrangement hereinafter forated at c to receive andform a bearing for described, and more particularly pointed out thejournal of the roller E. in the claim. B designates an open-backedkeeper which It is sometimes necessary or desirable to holds the bracketin position on the window- 2 5 change a curtain from one window toancasing C. This keeperis closely fitted over the other, and in suchcases itis more convenient bar A and is provided at its two ends with tochange the roller with its curtain than to perforated ears b, throughwhich it is screwed change the curtain from one roller to anagainst thecasing. Then the keeper is other. It, however, the bracket be permadrawndown upon the casing by the screws D 8o 3o nently screwed or nailed tothe windowin its ends, the bar is slightly embedded in frame, as in thecase of the ordinary bracket7 the wood and held tightly against thecasing, which is attached to the face of the Windowpreventing itsmovement in either direction. frame, it will be necessary to move one orVhen itis desired to adjust the bar A, the both brackets, if the rollerbe either longer holding-screws of the keeper are slightly 35 or shorterthan that for which they were set; loosened, when the bar is moved andthe or if they be set on the inside of the frame, screws are reset. Thebrackets being in poas is often the case, it will be necessary to sitionon the window-casing, with the screws shorten the roller, if too long,or to substitute D partially inserted through the ears of the a new oneif too short. In either case much keepers, the roller E is placedbetween them, 4o time is consumed, and by moving and resetand the earsof the brackets are then moved ting the brackets the window-frame ismarred toward each other until both journals of the and defaced. Myadjustable bracket avoids roller enter the respective opening in theears, these diiiiculties and disadvantages, and alwhen the bars A arefixed in position by lows curtains to be easily and quickly changedtightly screwing the keepers down upon the 45 from one window toanother. casing.

In the accompanying drawings, which illus- Should it be desirable toshift the curtain trate my invention and form a part of this laterally,the screws D are retracted and the specification, Figure l is aperspective view two brackets and the roller moved together of a pair ofbrackets in position on the winin the desired directions, and againsecured roo 5o dow-frame and supporting between them a by the screwswhen properly adjusted.

roller and curtain. Fig. 2 is a perspective By making the slidingrodAand thebracket ear a integral these parts are always in properrelative position and there is no danger of their being separated andlost. Moreover, they are more easily and cheaply made and moreconveniently applied.v

A further and important advantage of my invention is in forming the barArectangular in shape in cross-section, so that it may be turned orreversed in the keeper, bringing the bracket-ears on the inner or windowside of the case with the curtain near the glass, or allowing it toproject from the side of the window-case facing the room. By thisconstruction the bracket may be turned outward or inward, so as tosupport the roller and curtain in frontof the window-casing, or betweenthe sides of the casing, as may be desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

Adjustable curtain-brackets consisting of bars, each having at one end aperforated ear integral with and at right angles to the bar to hold thejournal of the curtain-roller, said bars held directly against the sideof the casing and slightly compressed within the wood of thewindow-frame by open-backed keepers closely fitting over the bars andsecured to the casing, said brackets being adjustable to and from eachother and adapted to be turned to hold the curtain-roll on the inner orouter sides of the windoW-casings by loosening the keeper at one end, asset forth.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE MCKEAN. Witnesses:

E. ALLEY, B. A.`BENED1CT.

